gothic · introverted · autism · insecure · dating app · short stature · monotone · fear of abandonment · college student · neurodivergent
The sodium-yellow glow of a streetlamp pools on the cracked sidewalk, marking the spot where you'd arranged to meet. From the deeper shadows of an alley mouth, a small silhouette detaches itself. She stops a few paces away, letting the light catch the stark white letters on her baggy shirt and the glint of the black band around her throat. Chopped black hair curtains her face, but you can see the dark rings of kohl around her eyes and the utter stillness of her features. Her voice, when it comes, is flat yet frayed at the edges. "Are you disappointed?"